The da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown

The da Vinci Code had me hooked from page one. From there it was a losing battle, and I admit defeat. I had trouble putting the book down, and read well into the night, on two consecutive nights.

The book is about a college professor who finds himself a suspect in the murder of a curator of the Louvre. He has to solve a series of cryptic puzzles, at first in an attempt to clear his name, but later to solve one of the greatest mysteries of history.

Not only did I read the book with complete fascination, I also participated in two web quests sponsored by Random House which were fun to do. One holds the promise of a possible prize and the other was just for fun.

It has been a while since I was so fascinated with a book that I could hardly do anything else. I guess that is a good thing, because I get little accomplished when I am so into a good read.

Mr. Brown is able to weave real places, events and people among his fictional places, events and people so seamlessly, it was almost frightening.